Lee Jae-yong, a vice chairman of Samsung Electronics Co. arrives for hearing at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea. (Lee Jin-Man/AP)Special prosecutors in South Korea are seeking to arrest the de facto head of Samsung, accusing him of bribery, embezzlement and perjury over his alleged role in a dramatic corruption and influence-peddling scandal. "The national economy is important, but upholding justice is more important," said Lee Kyu-chul, spokesman for the independent counsel. [Samsung heir questioned in South Korea’s sensational bribery scandal]The request to arrest the head of Samsung marks another startling development in a scandal that has transfixed the country and brought it to a political halt. “The independent counsel considers the amount as bribery related to Lee’s succession in Samsung,” the spokesman for the independent counsel said Monday.

Source: Washington Post January 16, 2017 05:29 UTC